For 10 yrs. off and on for halibut, (my favorite and the hardest) cod, salmon and black cod. 90" to 99". In the North pacific where the weather was the worst in the entire Pacific Ocean, yes worse than Alaska! Not as cold but more wind and waves by far!

There were some things I enjoyed about deep sea trawling. One of them was the fact that one is at the mercy of the nature, which is potent when she wants to be. I enjoyed knowing that nothing can save one if things go badly wrong. It’s not like being on land, where you can...